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SUBSIDIES (LIQUOR AND DIESEL) ACT 1998 (NO. 19 OF 1998) - SECT 74

Falsifying or concealing identity

(1)     A person shall not perform a defined act of falsification or concealment with the intention of—

        (a)     deceiving or misleading the Commissioner or another subsidy officer;

        (b)     hindering or obstructing an investigation under this Act;

        (c)     hindering, obstructing or defeating the administration, execution or enforcement of this Act; or

        (d)     defeating the purposes of this Act.

Penalty:

        (a)     in the case of a natural person—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both;

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—250 penalty units.

(2)     In this section—

“defined act of falsification or concealment”, where such an act is performed by a person, means—

        (a)     falsification or concealment of the identity, or the address or location of a place of residence or business, of the person or of another person; or

        (b)     doing or omitting to do any act or thing to facilitate such falsification or concealment.



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